Dunsandel

I've made it! The 13 hours flight was uneventful. The best part was the 2 glasses of New Zealand Sauvingnon Blanc they served with dinner. The second best part was my acting skills that came into play when I needed to pretend that I didn't hear the lady next to me talking to me about who knows what. Usually I am nice, blah, blah, blah, bit this time....well, I had wine to drink and The Hangover to watch!

Customs was a breeze in Auckland. The agent actually made a comment about Dunsandel (I listed that as my first destination on my declaration form). He wanted to make sure that I knew about the amount of sheep versus the amount of people there. Ha!

I had am awesome greeter in Auckland; Colin Taylor. He is a friend of one of my dad's friends. He was kind enough to meet me at 5:45 am just to take me from the international terminal to the domestic terminal. I clearly could have made it happen myself, but it was a major time and stress saver. Thanks, Colin!

Then when I landed in Auckland, my friend Liz (Lemon) Righton and her 2 boys greeted me. They live about 30 miles from the centre of Christchurch. Claude was the next to welcome me to New Zealand. Meet Claude...

Claude and some other friends live in the paddock behind Liz, Paul, Sammy and Logan's house. Check out this view of the Southern Alps (once again) and check out Claude's friends.

Speaking of Sam (2) and Logan (5), here they are....

They are really well-mannered, lovely boys. Sam had a bday party the day after I got here; it was Knights and Princess themed. A dragon pinata for the knights to slay - the kids went crazy over all the lollie and chocolates!

Logan constantly asks,"What ARE you doing?" He has a raspy little voice that makes you crack up every time.

I'm off to bed. More posts to follow.....